Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-26
On q Broadway Car.

From Tidbits.
Three ladies' are standing at the corner OF Broad
way and Eighteenth street, waiting for car Two
OF them are going uptown; the other has moi
finished her shopping yet. They have been talk.
Ing without tntermisSion for three consecutive
hours but have lots of things to say yet before
they part, and the car is only few rods distant
They are blocking the way, so that every one who
crosses the street has to walk around them, but
all three make frantic gesticuIations, whic the
driver fe1gns not to see. The following dialogue
No. l: Why, he won't look at usl
NO. 2: The mean thingl
NO. 3: Wen, upon my word!
40 l: yes ne Is going to stop. Come, Carrie.
N0. CO NO. 8, VINO Is not going to take the
car: on, Fannie, when you are at Grosgrain's
don't forget to look at that lovely
Conductor: Step lively, ladies, please.
No. continuing her remarks): dOlman that ]
told you about
No: L: Oh, yes do, Fannie, it's perfectly magni-
down, because It's so late In the season. you Know
No. 8; soOa:oy. crney kIss) I shall certainly
UUH ~ ~, ~ ana Ike 1t I'm going to make Will
Nos; and TN unison}: Wen, good-by!
and tell her that just as soon as can I'm Coming
round 10 spend an afternoon with her. And tel
WI that-Well upon my word, the car has
No 2: wish had that conductors number, I'd
nave paw 90 down TO the Office and make a COM
plant against him.
Nc. 8: Never mind, here is another car.
M Nc .! l s andg: Good,by. Gar stops.l
40 .: Say, Carrie, give my love to all the folks.
No 2: Yes, will. GOod-by.
M. 2: Good-by.
No. /: GOod-by.
Then they get on board the car and the care.
worn conductor YEARLY pulls the bell strap.
Inere are no vacant seats, but gentleman gets
up and Offers them his Then this aitercafion
No No j. ]: 70 You sit down. Carrie.
No. /: NO i'm not bit tired.
NO Z: Neither am L
40 l: NOW, Carrie, insist!
40: =: No, Lulu, want you to take it.
oeat, Ills point the matter is settled by second
aaey reward HIM as they did the other man, with
ao argid stare I and sit down. Then the conductor
faraway 'e ns sar He stands on one foot
TINS dialogue. He knows from long experience
CnaG II Is the regular thing On such occasions and
,n M9. L. now Carrie. you really must let me pay
No. 2: No. indeed, 1 sna'n't You paid yester-
No. !: Yes, but you paid for the luncheon.
NO: q: NO matter, Lulu. (HaS great difnculty in
SPe does me aer and BY singular coincidence
The little dialogue continues about two minutes
longer, and eliminates in the sacrifice OF q dune
Carrie,
Presently Lulu stopsin the midst OF an animated
conversation to exclaim: "Why, he's taken me
PaSt my street, the mean thingi He kn0sps Just as
by, dear"
She signals the conductor to stop the car and he
Goes So But she fingers 70 tell Carrie about Mamie
Magr00ers tTosseGu, and how it didn't come from
worth az all, but was made at home BY NAMES
cr9ss-eyed aunt. The ttred-looking conductor, to
Wnon tns sort OF thing is an old story, starts the
car again. Then Lulu kisses Carrie and makes q
Iantic rush for the door. heaping reproaches upon
tne conductor, who only says: aCan't stand
ana the car Is on its way again. he says to SYM.
pathiz1ng male passenger on the rear platform:
Iaik about btleSl job orter had Q Job Is hoes-
car conductor. he had"